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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did not allow them until my youngest could read long books. We picked Harry Potter as our test case.  After younger kid could read Book 6, we got an iPad, followed by the Switch.  Around 2nd grade.

It is a Pandora's Box.  Pandora's Box is a story of the bad things about humanity, tempered by the good thing mixed in (Hope).

Don't rush it.  They pick it up quickly and go very deep.[/quote]

Wut does humble brag reading have to do with video games [/quote]

PP.  Video games clearly replace the time that smart kids used to spend reading.  You may think it's not the case because TV also crowds out reading.  However, video games differ from reading and TV because the gaming person is more in control and the games are often designed to be very time-consuming.  I think addictive is too strong but they are something that most kids will devote a lot of time to if not regulated.

Reading skills are necessary to be a good student and a good test-taker.  That is why I linked reading goals and video game permissions.  In order not to undermine reading skills development.[/quote]

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